Archive for the 'Vancouver Stuff' Category

Fake Ed Hardy and Other Designers

With the proliferation of buying and selling online, especially on ebay, it is easy to get suckered into buying a fake Ed Hardy Shirt or Jeans without knowing it. Additionally, stores in Vancouver and Richmond, BC, Canada have been known to sell fakes in the store. Most stores are easy to tell if they are […]

Vancouver Fraudsters Being Sued

Microsoft is suing a trio of Vancouver Fraudsters: Eric Lam, Gordon Lam and Melanie Suen. Click-Fraud is rampant in the pay-per-click advertising industry, as anything that people can do to rip others off for money easily will be. The lawsuit is for $750,000, though it allegedly cost Microsoft $1.5 Million in repayment to advertisers. Vancouver […]

Reboot Vancouver Sells Good Computers for under $100

Reboot Vancouver specializes in providing computers for those on income assistance or those who simply can’t afford a full system. They will give you a speedy, upgradeable machine for $100 or less if you are on income assistance. If you are looking for a machine and can’t afford to chip out $400 for a brand […]

Vancouver Restaurant Seafood Fraud

Just saw this on the Vancouver Sun this morning. Apparently a few of the restaurants out there using cheaper fish alternatives have been busted. I know it’s pretty common out there, as I’ve heard of many restaurants using pork and selling it as Veal, and using catfish instead of Cod, but this time it’s public, […]

Ebay closes up Shop in Vancouver

eBaY is shutting down its Vancouver operations centre, which employs around 700 people in the Greater Vancouver Area. They say that it is meant to improve efficiency at the silicon valley Giant, but I’ve been watching eBaY’s model change, and I believe that the new changes will put the company in the ground. With niche […]